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Haredi Leader Clashes With Interviewer Over Draft, Core Studies

Yitzhak Goldknopf, chairman of Agudat Yisrael, stated in a Channel 13 interview that the Haredi community is central to Israel and determines its own educational content, including core studies. He opposed the draft of Haredi yeshiva students, warning of societal rifts and interference with their way of life.

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What happened

01Haredi leader Yitzhak Goldknopf stated his community is central to Israel and determines its own educational content.
02Goldknopf opposed the draft of Haredi yeshiva students, warning of societal rifts and interference.
03He rejected demands to expand core curriculum studies in Haredi educational institutions.
04Goldknopf expressed a strained relationship with Prime Minister Netanyahu over the draft issue.
05He indicated a desire for fundamental changes in future coalition negotiations regarding Haredi rights.

Goldknopf also expressed a strained relationship with Prime Minister Netanyahu over the draft issue and indicated a desire for fundamental changes in future coalition negotiations.

Translated and summarized by baba from Arutz Sheva, the latest report. Read Arutz Sheva’s original